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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Mr. Bensenhaver's wife?
(a) She was murdered.
(b) She was raped.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She was attacked in a laundromat.

2. Who takes care of the Garps during their recovery?
(a) Helen.
(b) Michael.
(c) Roberta.
(d) Jenny.

3. What happens to Duncan as a result of the car accident in his driveway?
(a) He goes blind.
(b) He loses his right arm.
(c) He never speaks again.
(d) He loses his right eye.

4. Who accosts Garp at the first feminist's funeral?
(a) Cushie Percy.
(b) The Ellen Jamesians.
(c) Pooh Percy.
(d) Roberta Muldoon.

5. What does the cat continue to do to the dog in the story Garp tells Walt?
(a) Talk to him.
(b) Scratch him.
(c) Tease him.
(d) Bring him scraps because he knows he's hungry.

6. What does Garp do at Mrs. Ralph's house in an effort to pass the time until he can take Duncan home?
(a) Look through her books.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Write on her very fancy typewriter.

7. How does Jenny die?
(a) One of the women at Dog's Head Harbor kills her.
(b) She drowns.
(c) She is assassinated.
(d) She dies peacefully in her sleep.

8. What color is the car that Hope is kidnapped in?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Green.

9. What horrible event is the center of _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Jenny Duncan's rape.
(b) Hope Standish's rape.
(c) John Irving's rape trial.
(d) Helen Fields' rape.

10. What does Garp hit one night when driving into his driveway with the engine and lights off?
(a) His house.
(b) Duncan's new bike.
(c) Walt's new toy truck.
(d) Michael Milton's car.

11. While Duncan is spending the night with Ralph, Garp has a dream about Duncan. Where are Garp and Duncan in that dream?
(a) In the future--Duncan is in college.
(b) Back at Steering.
(c) On an airplane.
(d) In a field.

12. What is Mrs. Ralph wearing when Garp first sees her, after Garp sneaks over to her house to check on Duncan?
(a) Lingerie.
(b) Exercise clothing.
(c) Plaid PJs
(d) Only a bathrobe.

13. What is the title of the first essay Ellen James writes that is published?
(a) "Life with the Garps."
(b) "What Jenny Fields Meant to Me."
(c) Robert/Roberta: Can You Tell the Difference?"
(d) "Why I'm Not an Ellen Jamesian."

14. Why does John Wolf not want to publish Garp's novel _The World According to Bensenhaver_?
(a) Because his mother demanded he get out of publishing.
(b) Because it is too gory and violent.
(c) Because it is a collection of poetry.
(d) Because it is too sappy.

15. What kind of bed does Mrs. Ralph have?
(a) A waterbed.
(b) A futon.
(c) A couch that she uses for a bed.
(d) One that comes down from the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Garp meet on a plane after the first feminist funeral?

2. What medical aid does Jenny take Duncan to get?

3. What does Duncan see while looking down at the street from John Wolf's office?

4. Who is Margie Tallworth?

5. Who is the main character in _The World According to Bensenhaver_?

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